Telemedicine and the Use of Korean Medicine for Patients With COVID-19 in South Korea: Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 was first reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, and it has since spread worldwide. The Association of Korean Medicine (AKOM) established the COVID-19 telemedicine center of Korean medicine (KM telemedicine center) in Daegu and Seoul.

Objective

The aim of this study was to describe the results of the KM telemedicine center and the clinical possibility of using herbal medicines for COVID-19.

Methods

All procedures were conducted by voice call following standardized guidelines. The students in the reception group obtained informed consent from participants and they collected basic information. Subsequently, Korean Medicine doctors assessed COVID-19-related symptoms and prescribed the appropriate herbal medicine according to the KM telemedicine g

SUBMITTER: Jang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7817255 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature